graphical

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Thân thiện

The teacher uses a graphical chart to explain the data.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to visual art or design: Pertaining to or involving the use of diagrams, images, or visual representations.
   • Presented in the form of a graph or chart: Relating to data or information that is displayed visually using points, lines, or bars.
   • Vividly descriptive: (Less common, often synonymous with 'graphic') Clear and explicit in a way that creates a strong mental image.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The report included a graphical summary of the annual sales trends. (The report contained a visual chart showing sales data.)
  • The software's user interface is highly graphical, using icons and images instead of text commands. (The software's interface relies on visual elements.)
  • The artist provided graphical sketches for the new character designs. (The artist provided visual drawings.)

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• "Graphical representation": A visual depiction of information, such as a chart, map, or diagram.
  • A pie chart is a common graphical representation of percentages.
• "Graphical user interface (GUI)": (A common compound term listed here as it is a standard technical term) A type of computer interface that allows users to interact with electronic devices through visual indicators and graphical elements like icons, as opposed to text-based commands.
  • Windows and macOS are operating systems famous for their graphical user interfaces.

Variants and Related Words

• Graphic (adj): Often used interchangeably with 'graphical', especially for meanings related to visual design or vivid description. "Graphic" can also more strongly imply explicit or shocking detail (e.g., ).
• Graphically (adv): In a graphical manner; in a vividly descriptive way.
  • The data was presented graphically.
• Graph (n): A diagram showing the relation between variable quantities.

Synonyms

• Visual: Relating to seeing or sight.
• Pictorial: Expressed in pictures; illustrated.
• Diagrammatic: Shown in the form of a diagram.

Antonyms

• Textual: Relating to or based on a text.
• Numerical: Relating to or expressed as numbers.
• Verbal: Relating to or in the form of words.

Related Phrases and Compounds

• Graphical display: A screen or output that shows visual information.
• Graphical analysis: The examination of data using visual plots and charts.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. written or drawn or engraved
   • graphic symbols
2. relating to or presented by a graph
   • a graphic presentation of the data

Từ đồng nghĩa

• graphic
• in writing